bandylite

English

Etymology

Named after American mining engineer Dr. Mark Chance Bandy, who found the mineral, +‎ -lite

Noun

bandylite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal dark blue mineral containing boron, chlorine, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Bandylite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “bandylite”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
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